Chapman, George · published 1606 · first performed or written 1602 [Sep 18] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (second) T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly typicality 0.82 · 484 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T61: gyles, giles, lord, wood, captain, cutt, lady, ladies, emphatical, knights.
A most excellent distich. Come Lords away, let's not presume too much Of a good nature, not for all I have Wood I have him take knowledge of the wrong I rudely offer him: come then i'll show A few rare jewels to your honoured eyes, And then present you with a common supper. Jewels my Lord, why is not this candlestick one of your jewels pray? Yes marre is it Sir Gyles if you will. 'tis a most fine candlestick in truth, it wants nothing but the languages. The language's servant, why the languages? Why mistress; there was a Latin candlestick here afore, and that had the languages I am sure. I thought he had a reason for it Lady. I and a reason of the Sun too my Lord, for his father wood have been ashamed on't. Well master Clarence I perceive your mind Hath so incorporate itself with flesh And therein ratified that flesh to spirit, That you have need of no Physicians help. But good Sir even for holy virtues health And grace of perfect knowledge, do not make Those groundworks of eternity, you lay Means to your ruin, and short being here: For the too strict and rational Course you hold Will eat your body up; and then the world, Or that small point of it, where virtue lives Will suffer Diminution: It is now Brought almost to a simple unity, Which is, (as you well know) Simplicior puncto. And if that point fail once, why, then alas The unity must only be supposed, Let it not fail then, most men else have sold it; Though you neglect yourself, uphold it, So with my reverend love I leave you Sir. Thanks worthy Doctor, I do amply quite you I prop poor virtue, that am propped myself, And only by one friend in all the world, For virtues only sake I use this wile, Which otherwise I wood despise and scorn, The world should sink and all the pomp she hugs Close in her heart, in her ambitious gripe Ere I sustain it, if this slenderest joint Moved with the worth that worldlings love so well Had power to save it from the throat of hell Come on fair Ladies I must make you both Familiar witnesses of the most strange part And full of impudence that ere I played. What's that good madam? I that have been so more than maiden-nice To my dear Lord and uncle not to yield By his importunate suit to his friends love In look, or almost thought; will of myself Far past his expectation or his hope In action, and in person greet his friend, And comfort the poor gentleman's sick state. Is this a part of so much Impudence? No but I fear me it will stretch to more Mary madam the more the merrier. Marry Madam? what should I marry him?
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A most excellent Dictick. Come Lords away, lets not presume too much Of a good nature, not for all I haue VVood I haue him take knowledge of the wrong I ruely offr him: come then ile shewe A few are Iewels to your honour'd eyes, And then pret you with a common supper. wells my Lord, why is not this candlestick one of yor iew pray? Yes marrre is it Sir Gyles if you will. is a most sie candlesticke in truth, it wants nothing but the languages. The languages seruant, why the languages? VVhy mistris; there was a latin candestick hre afore, and that had the languages I am sure. I thought he had a reason for it Ladie. I and a reason of the Sunne too my Lord, for his father wood haue bin ashamed on't. VVell master Clarence I perciue your mind Hath so incorparate it selfe wih flesh And therein ratified that flesh to spirit, That you haue need of no Phisitians helpe. But good Sir euen for holy vertues health And grace of perfect knowledge, doe not make Those ground-workes of eternitie, you lay Meanes to your ruine, and short being here: For the too strict and rationall Course you hold VVill eate your bodie vp; and then the world, Or that small point of it, where virtue liues VVill suffer Diminution: It is now Brought almost to a simple vnitie, VVhich is, (as you well know) Simplicior puncto. And if that point faile once, why, then alas The vnitie must onely be suppos'd, Let it not faile then, most men else haue sold it; Tho you neglect your selfe, vphould it, So with my reuerend loue I leaue you Sir. Thanks worthie Doctour, I do amply quite you I proppe poore vertue, that am propt my selfe, And onely by one friend in all the world, For vertues onely sake I vse this wile, VVhich otherwise I wood despise and scorne, The world should ske and all the pompe she hugs Close in her hart, in her ambitious gripe Ere I sustaine it, if this slendrest ioynt Mou'd with the worth that worldlings loue so well Had power to saue it from the throate of hell Come on faire Ladies I must make you both Familiar witnesses of the most strange part And full of impudence that ere I plaide. VVhats that good madam? I that haue bene so more then maiden-nice To my deare Lord and vnkle not to yeeld By his importunate suite to his friends loue In looke, or almost thought; will of my selfe Farre past his expectation or his hope In action, and in person greete his friend, And comfort the poore gentlemans sick state. Is this a part of so much Impudence? No but I feare me it will stretch to more Mary madam the more the merrier. Marrie Madam? what shood I marrie him?